After the summer heat, the summer heat gradually receded and the weather began to become dry. Lung "likes moistening and hates dryness", which is easily affected by dry climate in autumn, resulting in symptoms such as dry cough, scanty phlegm, dry nasal cavity, dry mouth and thirst. In recent years, the number of patients with respiratory diseases in the outpatient department of respiratory medicine of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine has increased significantly.

Nourishing and moistening the lungs is the key

"Dr. Dong, I have made an old mistake again, and I have hemoptysis again these days." Early in the morning, 65-year-old Liu hurried into the expert consultation room of Dong Lei, the chief physician of respiratory medicine in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It turns out that Liu has a history of bronchiectasis. Every year when summer and autumn alternate, as the weather gets drier and drier, his condition is prone to relapse, repeated coughing and hemoptysis. Dong Lei gave him a Chinese medicinal decoction for moistening lung and stopping bleeding, which relieved the symptoms in time. Dong Lei explained that dry weather in autumn and reduced moisture in the air are easy to cause dry cough, while severe cough in patients with bronchiectasis can cause bleeding of pulmonary capillaries and hemoptysis. "Recently, nosebleeds (nosebleeds), dry cough and less sputum caused by nasal dryness have increased, and patients with basic lung diseases such as bronchiectasis and rhinitis have increased. These diseases are all related to' autumn dryness'. " Dong Lei said.

Xiao He, a young man, often stays up late to work overtime during this period. After work, he likes to eat hot pot, barbecue and other heavy-flavored foods. Recently, Xiao He's tonsils are inflamed, and even white rice is hard to swallow, so he can only barely eat some liquid food. Dong Lei reminded: "Now the weather is dry. At this time, if you eat hot pot, it is easy to get angry, which is even worse. " Dong Lei suggested that after entering the autumn, we should adjust our diet and work schedule in time, not be greedy for spicy food, avoid staying up late and being tired, and eat more foods such as tremella, Sydney and Dendrobium every day to nourish yin and moisten the lungs.

Patients with bronchiectasis and other respiratory diseases, rhinitis and basic lung diseases should go to the specialist in advance to improve their immunity, so as to prevent the occurrence and development of diseases, that is, "prevention before illness" advocated by Chinese medicine, and alleviate the pain caused by diseases.

Nourishing lung and resisting evil are both suitable.

The lung has a close relationship with nature and is easily invaded by external evils, so it is called "scorched viscera". Whenever foreign evil invades, the lung is the first thing that affects it. According to Dong Lei, respiratory infectious diseases are mostly related to the lungs, so keeping the lungs healthy is of great significance to prevent COVID-19.

"Exogenous evil" will produce various symptoms and changes after invading the human body. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) starts from the whole patient, treats according to syndrome differentiation, strengthens the body resistance and eliminates pathogens, adjusts the function of human viscera, and achieves the balance of yin and yang.

"But it should be noted that any drug is not recommended for long-term use. For the preventive prescription of traditional Chinese medicine, ordinary people with good basic constitution can take it for 5 to 7 days, and those with qi deficiency and fatigue can take it for 2 weeks 1 month under the guidance of a doctor. " Dong Lei stressed, "In fact, Chinese medicine advocates one person and one side, treating according to syndrome differentiation. It is recommended that patients in need go directly to the Chinese medicine respiratory clinic for personalized diagnosis and treatment. "

In addition, taking traditional Chinese medicine anti-epidemic tea, wearing anti-epidemic sachets and using aromatic herbs for eliminating dampness, benefiting qi and consolidating exterior can also improve the immunity of the body and reduce the risk of infection. Of course, the most important thing is that everyone should raise awareness of epidemic prevention and control. Dong Lei emphasized that prevention is the priority. Everyone should continue to maintain good personal hygiene habits, wear masks and wash their hands frequently. In addition, they should gather in crowded places and take measures to prevent external evil.